Venice, Italy

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When we first arrived in Venice, it was sprinkling. We had prepared for rain, as Derek had read the weather report that morning. We came in by train. When we arrived at the train station, we checked our bags into the checked luggage station so that we didn’t have to carry our bags around all day. Derek and I realized very quickly into our honeymoon that not having our backpacks physically on us all day while exploring made the world of difference.

After checking our luggage, we walked out of the train station and were instantly immersed in Venice. Rialto bridge was right there, and we walked over it and snapped some pics of the canal passing through below. Venice has an old world charm about it that isn’t comparable to the other cities in Europe. Though the city is running down, it’s charming.



We walked through winding alleyways looking for St. Marco’s square. There were a number of street performers out, including two old men playing accordion and singing to passerbyers. The thunder started to roll as we got closer and closer to St. Marco's’ square, and we knew the storm was coming.



After following all the signs, we finally got to St. Marco’s square. We were just in time for the downpour. Derek and I didn’t let the rain bother us at first, as we knew we had our rain gear on. However, when we looked across the water and saw a huge streak of lightning very close to where we were, we knew we couldn’t use the umbrella anymore, and took shelter under the building arches. We tried to make a game plan of what we were going to do for the rest of the day. The square was busy, so we decided to venture out and go to Moreno and Bureno.





We had bought a boat pass for 20 Euro each. There are no buses, cars or metros in Venice, so the only way to get around is by boat. We hopped on a boat to go to Moreno where they blow glass. Derek was really excited to show me around there. Venice is the only city in our honeymoon that Derek had been to, and he wanted to make sure I would see Moreno. The boat ride over was beautiful, even though it was raining. This was the best way to see all of the city.



We got to Moreno and it was pouring. My shoes were soaking wet, and I was starting to become very uncomfortable. I had had horrible blisters at the start of our trip from my wedding shoes, and Derek was getting worried about me. I wanted to be a trooper, so I walked through with him. We tried finding a factory where people were blowing glass, but they were all closed. Derek thinks that it was because of the rain. We decided to try and walk around to find something to eat, but we couldn’t find a place that had anything for Derek, and because this island was smaller, the menus weren’t in English like in Venice St. Lucia. By this time, I had become very uncomfortable in my shoes, and I was having a hard time keeping them on my feet as they were so waterlogged that they were slipping off. Derek made the call to take the boat back to the main island so that we could get me some sandals with a strap so that I wasn’t falling out of my shoes all day.


We rode the boat back to Venice St. Lucia, and decided we were pretty hungry. We stopped at a cafe, where the owner was very convincing and we sat to have lunch. There was a very annoying family near us from England. They had a young boy with them, about 8 or 9, who was yelling that he wanted calamari, and only calamari and called his grandmother a tight ass when she said it was too expensive. Everyone in the restaurant was rolling their eyes. Derek and I had encountered a lot of rude tourists among the trip, but these were by far some of the worst.

Derek and I ordered a bottle of wine to share. The restaurant had a tourist menu that had deals on two course meals of traditional Italian cuisine. For my first course, I ordered cuttlefish in spaghetti and black sauce. The black sauce was made with the cuttlefish's ink. It was absolutely delicious… almost sweet, and one of the best meals I had in Europe. Because I had liked the fried mixed fish in Cinque Terre so much, I ordered the fried mixed fish at this cafe. It was almost just as good, and those famous Italian lemons made it even better. Derek got french fries. We were so happy to be out of the rain for a while.


After lunch, we found a shoe store, and I bought a pair of strappy sandals for 20 Euro. In the end, these sandals gave me even worse blisters, but at the time, it was a huge relief. Derek and I went looking for the boat to Boreno, which is an island famous for making lace. We ran up to the boat taxi stand just minutes late and missed the boat. When we checked the schedule, the next boat wasn’t for another 40 minutes, and we only had 4 hours until our next train. We knew the trip would take a while, and we didn’t want to be stressed running around. So, we decided to skip Boreno. We had been disappointed that no one was glassblowing in Moreno, and figured it would be the same in Boreno anyway.

Instead, we decided to hit up some bars for wine and Limoncello. We found a little cafe where the waiter was extremely nice, and poured Derek a glass of red, and me a glass of limoncello. When I spilled my limoncello, the waiter poured me another at no charge. Derek’s wine was delicious, and so we decided to each get another glass of that same red wine. When I went to go to the bathroom at this cafe, I was hysterically laughing. The toilet had no seat on it (quite common for what we had seen in Italy) and the seat only came up to my ankles. I didn’t even know how to approach the thing. I came out laughing telling Derek about it.



We walked towards the train station, and got a little lost trying to find it. You can’t see the landscape of Venice at all because the alleyways are so narrow and all you can see are the building on both sides. We stopped to take some silly pictures along the way.






We found the train station, but had time for one last glass of wine before leaving Venice. We decided we should probably grab dinner too, as the train was an overnight to Munich. We stopped at a little cafe across the canal, and shared a bottle of red wine. Derek ordered Tiramisu, and I got a spicy tomato sauce and pasta. When finished, we made our way to the train station. Though the rain was not enjoyable, we tried to enjoy Venice as much as we could. Derek and I reflected and said that it was nice to just have a day to enjoy the food that Italy had to offer.



Quirky things about Italy:
  • no seats on the toilets
  • all the food is very very salty
  • the lemons are extremely sweet, the best ever! 
  • the people are very kind
  • people did not dress up as much as they tell you in all the travel blogs
  • the 90's are coming back people, genie pants and all
  • the red wine actually is 300% better than wine anywhere else
  •  all the towns are enemies with each other


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